Synonyms & related words for descents

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Words related to descents

Explore words related to descents — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include declivity, descending, filiation, declivitous, downhill, ascent, ancestry, descends. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does descents come from?

The word descents breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root scent-, from Latin scando (“climb”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.